The Unblemished Bootlegger

"The Unblemished Bootlegger" is one of fifteen short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the eleventh Saint book The Brighter Buccaneer published in 1933. It had previously been published in the newspaper Empire News as "Shanghaied!"

Plot
Melford Croon is a con artist who specialises in swindling people in the name of non-existent benevolent causes. The Saint decides it is time for Croon to make a donation to his own benevolent cause. This story introduces a new member of Templar's "family" – Peter Quentin.